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Chlorocresol sensitivity
Author(s) -
Burry John N.,
Kirk John,
Reid John G.,
Turner Tom
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1975.tb05309.x
Subject(s) - patch test , patch testing , medicine , dermatology , betamethasone , contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , preservative , allergy , surgery , chemistry , organic chemistry , immunology
Contact allergic sensitivity may follow the use of chlorocresol incorporated us a preservative in to both betamethasone cream and aqueous cream, which are commonly prescribed as a mixture in South Australia. In several cases, although the clinical courses indicated sensitivity to chlorocresol, patch test reactions to this chemical were negative. In these cases positive patch lest reactions to chloroxylenol, a chemical closely related to chlorocresol, confirmed the diagnoses.